Colonialism

Culinary Imperialism and the Hierarchies of Food

By Joe Kobuthi

7 min read. Food has never been about the simple act of eating; food is history, and identity. Hence, colonialism, as a violent process, fundamentally altered...

Death by a Thousand Small Cuts: The Problem with Low Quality Oppression

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Death by a Thousand Small Cuts: The Problem with Low Quality Oppression

By Christine Mungai and Dan Aceda

7 min read. The problem with this low-quality oppression is the way it clouds your mind and robs you of language, precision and analytical power. And...

Erased: That Farm in Africa, at the Foot of the Ngong Hills

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Erased: That Farm in Africa, at the Foot of the Ngong Hills

By Lutivini Majanja

7 min read. Of the central white protagonist experiencing Africa with Africans as a backdrop in their adventures: Why are we still doing this in 2019?...

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Culinary Imperialism and the Hierarchies of Food

By Joe Kobuthi

Death by a Thousand Small Cuts: The Problem with Low Quality Oppression

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Erased: That Farm in Africa, at the Foot of the Ngong Hills

By Lutivini Majanja

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